Professor Alan McNeill

Professor Alan McNeill is a Consultant Urological Surgeon practising at Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield, Shawfair Park, and The Ulster Independent Clinic in Belfast. He also serves as a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer with Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust. Professor McNeill specialises in all aspects of prostate disease and kidney surgery, with particular expertise in benign prostate disease, prostate cancer, prostate surgery including laser surgery, UroLift®, and Aquablation.

He has over two decades of experience in urology and previously worked as Lead Clinician for Urology at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. His subspecialist expertise includes laparoscopic and robotic surgery, and he has played a leading role in the development of minimal access surgical programmes in Scotland and the wider UK. Professor McNeill has carried out more than 500 laparoscopic nephrectomies and nearly 3,000 laparoscopic or robot-assisted prostatectomies, making him one of the most experienced surgeons in this field nationally. His surgical outcomes are closely monitored through local and national audit programmes, which he helped establish.

Professor McNeill has undertaken advanced training in minimal access surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, and at the University Hospital, Leipzig. His clinical work also includes Bipolar TURP, Green Light Laser ablation, and the introduction of robot-assisted Aquablation in Scotland. In recognition of his expertise, he was named among the UK’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons by the Daily Mail.

Alongside his clinical practice, Professor McNeill has held a range of leadership positions. He was elected Secretary and later Chairman of the British Association of Urological Surgeons Section of Oncology Executive Committee, chaired the Surgical Specialty Board for Urology at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the British Journal of Urology International Charity, supporting education in urology worldwide. He was a founding figure of Prostate Scotland, a charity dedicated to raising awareness of prostate health.

He is actively involved in research into prostate disease, working with collaborators from Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh on projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and The Urology Foundation. This research led to the creation of the spinout company IntelliPalp Dx. He also remains active in postgraduate training and skills development for minimal access surgery, contributing to national and international courses.

Professor McNeill has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and continues to contribute to clinical research and education. He holds Honorary Professor titles in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh.

He is a member of several professional bodies, including the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the European Association of Urology, and the Association of Academic European Urologists. He also sits on the Specialty Advisory Board in Urology at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.